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Mathematical Model of the Operation of a Tethered Unmanned Platform under Wind Loading

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The article is devoted to a description of a mathematical model of a tethered high-altitude unmanned platform in which the power of propulsion systems and payload is supplied from a ground-based energy source via cable. The magnitudes and directions of the forces acting on the unmanned vehicle by the cable are determined from the derived system of differential equations which allows calculating the required power transmitted from the ground to the platform, depending on the lift height and the wind load.

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  1. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997, Moscow, Russia

    V. M. Vishnevsky, D. A. Tumchenok & A. M. Shirvanyan

  2. Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, 119234, Moscow, Russia

    E. A. Mikhailov

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Vishnevsky, V.M., Mikhailov, E.A., Tumchenok, D.A. et al. Mathematical Model of the Operation of a Tethered Unmanned Platform under Wind Loading. Math Models Comput Simul 12, 492–502 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2070048220040201

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